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#CAABC6

Lilac · light warm pink

About #CAABC6

#CAABC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lilac (ΔE 6.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABCAAF (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red202
Green171
Blue198

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.2
Bubblegum
#FFC1CC · ΔE 18.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CAABC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAABC6.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #CAABC6.
10.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CAABC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CAABC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AAB2C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B6C5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDADB4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CAABC6?

#CAABC6 is a light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 79% red, 67% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #CAABC6?

Use black text. Black on #CAABC6 has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CAABC6?

Its complementary colour is #ABCAAF, and analogous partners are #BEABCA and #CAABB6.